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Learning to Embrace My Naturally Curly Hair
With my lifelong friends Valerie and Kevin, my sister Melissa and my unfortunate haircut at age 6. The first time I studied my reflection long enough to form an opinion, I decided I hated my hair. It sprang into tight curls no matter how I brushed or begged, defying me in the mirror. Everyone else seemed enchanted by it—strangers, relatives, even my teachers—but their admiration only made it worse. I didn’t want curls. I wanted hair like Sarah, my babysitter, whose long, glos
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Apr 293 min read
March Musings
Beautiful views in San Juan It’s been a crazy year—and we’re only three months in. Between the headlines, the brutal winter weather, and a string of other misadventures, it’s been a challenging start. But not all is gloom and doom. Even in interesting times like these, there are still a few simple pleasures to fill whatever spare moments we can find. For me, I have been focused on catching up on a few television series and movies. Here are a few of my favorites: Amy Madigan i
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Mar 265 min read
Living My Best Life with Scoliosis
On my first trip to Chicago at 22. I have idiopathic scoliosis. What this means in layperson terms is that I have curvature of the spine,...
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Mar 17, 20256 min read
Dubai Chocolate Bars and Resolutions in 2025
I follow many people, topics and subject matter experts on social media and I was struck by someone who made a fairly benign list of...
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Jan 26, 20252 min read
Coping in Stressful Times
I don’t think I’m going out on a limb too much to say that for many of us in 2024, it has been a bit stressful. Political differences...
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Aug 13, 20244 min read
The Best Pizzerias in New York City
Everyone has an opinion about pizzerias in New York City. Some people say the pizza made in New York is so good because there are...
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May 17, 202411 min read
Getting Healthy After Vacation
All good things must come to an end, even vacations. I don’t know about you, but when I take a break, I really tend to let loose. I want...
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Apr 11, 20244 min read
The Swede in Me
What is it to be Swedish? This is a question I have often been curious about. We didn’t speak the language at any time in my house and...
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Mar 28, 20245 min read
Attending a Book Event in DC for Lidey Heuck
About five years ago around the time my dad passed away, I was scrolling on Instagram and saw a few photos of an adorable dog named...
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Mar 15, 20243 min read
Cooking Portuguese Food
I had the opportunity recently to hang out with my friend Kym and her daughter Caroline and we had a fun day at home making Portuguese...
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Feb 9, 20244 min read
Favorite Things from 2023
I was recently reading an article in the New York Times cataloguing some of the editors “favorite things” of the past year and it got me...
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Jan 4, 20248 min read
Making Holiday Cookies
I make a lot of cookies during the holiday season, which officially starts right after Thanksgiving. I sometimes try new things that...
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Dec 20, 20233 min read
Feast of the Seven Fishes
I watched a movie recently that originally came out in 2019 on Netflix entitled “Feast of the Seven Fishes” and it got me thinking about...
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Nov 29, 20234 min read
Creating Work Life Balance
I wrote this article eight years ago, when life was a bit different and my kids were younger, but guess what? I’m still struggling to...
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May 23, 20234 min read
Highlights from the Best Meals/Cocktails this Year…So Far!
I get in a rut sometimes when I am trying to figure out what to make for dinner some days, so I try to look back on some of the...
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Apr 26, 20235 min read
Preparing for International Travel
Note: I originally wrote this article several years ago as I used to be a frequent flyer for work, but these days I’m traveling a great...
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Mar 1, 20234 min read
Aging Exuberantly
Recently, I read about a book entitled “The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly” by Margareta Magnusson, that was highlighted in the New...
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Feb 19, 20234 min read
Celebrating Birthdays with Friends and Family
I recently turned a year older and fortunately, so did many of my friends and family members who also share winter birthdays! To mark...
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Feb 5, 20232 min read
Books - What I'm Reading
Besides travel and food, I can honestly admit I am an obsessed reader. I have stacks of books on my nightstand along with many magazines....
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Jan 26, 20236 min read
Happy New Year!
Happy new year to everyone! Wishing everyone much happiness as we begin 2023! Here are just a few things I’m thinking about as we start...
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Jan 1, 20235 min read
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